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In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 291 days newer than Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-8700 - 147 vs 143 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
88.37616822429906%
Multi-Core
5905
91.29560915275201%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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